Health/social: By natural catastrophes and large treks of refugees the position continued to worsen also in social and health-political
area. There are earthquake victims and disabled veterans over 100.000
obstructed, above all. The public health besides by high cigarette
consumption is impaired. Education: Compulsory schooling of 6-17
years. 14 universities or comparable mechanisms with approx. 36,000
students.Currency: The Armenian national currency is the Dram. 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000, 20000 and 50000 dram notes are used. Foreign exchange is not a problem in Armenia . Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks and currency exchange points throughout the city. There is no limitation on the amount of money exchanged. No commission is charged.Army: Compulsory military service. In Armenia 43,000
Russian soldiers are stationed. Proportion of the military
expenditure of the national budget: 6-7%. Officially go-eats to
23.09.1991. It existed by law already at present the independent
republic. Red blue for the country, orange for the courage of the
people is for the bloody liberty fight. National anthem: Text Mikael Nalbandian, melody Parsegh Ganatchian.

Short historical info:
Already in the 3. Century
christianisiert, was conquered the country at the ethnical boundary
between Slawen and Muslims by Romans, Persern, Arabs, Mongols and
Russians. 1828 incorporated Russia the north of the country. 1915
deport Turk-Goverment Armenian from the border area into the
mesopotamian desert, over one million humans came around 1918/19
independently, the country 1920 by the Bolschiwiki one transferred
and 1922 to the USSR one integrated. The conflict around
Mountain-Karabach, a Armenian-Christian enclave in the Muslim
Azerbaijan, escalated 1988 to the war with Azerbaijan. 1994 were
achieved after large Armenian conquests an armistice. The 1991
selected president Ter-Petrossjan agreed a peace plan of the OSZE,
over which also Azerbaijan was ready to talk. Ter-Petrossjan had to
resign. Its successor became 1998 a hard liner from Karabach, with
which the peace plan is again in question placed. With regard to
foreign policy isolated the country suffers from an economic crisis,
which is intensified by a blockade of Azerbaijan and Turkey. Turkey
permits only connections over the airway.